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Charles Williams (rackets)

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This article is about the English rackets player. For others with the surname Williams and Eugene as part of their name, see Eugene Williams.
Charles Williams
Williams (r)
Full nameCharles Eugene Williams
Country (sports)England
Born(1888-07-28)July 28, 1888
East Fulham, London
DiedOctober 27, 1935(1935-10-27) (aged 47)
Chicago, United States

Charles Williams (1888-1935) was English rackets world champion.

Rackets career

Williams became a professional rackets player and the school coach at a young age, playing from the Harrow Club at Harrow School.[1] In January 1911 he competed in and won the Open Championship of England defeating Edgar Maximilian Baerlein.[2] Just over three months later he was the challenger for the World Championship against the holder Jamsetji Merwanji from India. Williams won the first leg at the Queen's Club[3] and then in the second leg played out a draw at the Prince's Club after he had already secured the one game he needed to claim the title outright. He had become the world champion aged just 22.[4]

He lost the Championship to Jock Soutar from the United States in 1913 before failing to regain the title in a rematch in 1922. He finally regained the Championship after beating Soutar in 1929.

Personal life

Born in East Fulham in 1888, he was a ball boy at the Prince's Club before turning professional. During the journey to defend his title in 1912 he boarded the RMS Titanic as a second class passenger. After it sank he was rescued by the RMS Carpathia and developed pneumonia.[5][6] He resided in the United States from 1924 and was married and had six children.

He died in 1935 while living in Chicago aged 47.[6]

References and notes

  1. ^ ""Racquets." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1911". Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ ""Racquets." Times [London, England] 26 Jan. 1911". Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ ""Racquets." Times [London, England] 1 May 1911". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ ""Rackets." Times [London, England] 15 May 1911". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ ""Names Of The Survivors." Times [London, England] 17 Apr. 1912". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ a b "Death of Charles Williams". The Times. 6 December 1935. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archive.
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